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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 13, 2015

By Kīlauea May 13, 2015

Webcam images capture lava veneer falling into summit lava lake

 

Webcam images capture lava veneer falling into summit lava lake...
This sequence of HVO webcam images of Kīlauea Volcano's summit vent, recorded between 1:28 and 1:32 p.m., HST, on May 12, 2015, captures the moment a section of the dark-colored "bathtub ring" (a veneer of fresh lava that coats the vent wall as the lava lake level drops) fell into the lava lake (center). The lava veneer collapse, which produced a visible cloud of rock and lava fragments, agitated the lava lake surface and exposed lighter-colored layers of older rock in the vent wall (right).

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